The drizzle coming down couldn’t dampen the excitement inside the newly remodeled sanctuary Easter morning as Gospelife Church in Washington celebrated their grand opening. Over 150 people gathered to worship. They celebrated the resurrection of Jesus and of this body that was previously known as First Baptist Church. After reading about the resurrection from 1 […]
Small church gives big through the state mission offering
Louisville, Ill. | “As I saw that number go up every week for the Mission Illinois Offering, I would just look at everybody and say, let’s just keep going.” A belief that God—and his people—can do something bigger led Hoosier Prairie Baptist Church to a record total for last year’s state missions offering, Pastor Sam […]
IBSA Board acts on collegiate ministry, properties
“It’s an important year.” That was the message from IBSA Executive Director Nate Adams, as he addressed the Board at its March 25 meeting. Adams was not only speaking about the Executive Director search process that will take place in 2025, after he announced retirement plans in February, but also about the celebration of the […]
Committee to seek Adams’ successor named
Springfield | The search for a successor to IBSA Executive Director Nate Adams started at the March 25 IBSA Board meeting with the selection of an 11-member search committee. Adams, who surpassed 19 years in the role March 1, announced his retirement to come “in about a year” on February 25, following the IBSA Board […]
Connected despite time and distance
Who would guess that in one moment two Illinois churches deciding to cooperate with IBSA would discover a connection dating back nearly 100 years and stretching halfway around the world? But that is exactly what happened in November at the 2024 IBSA Annual Meeting. During a dinner for newly cooperating churches, each representative was asked […]
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